Tyson Academic Leadership Program

Description

The Institute for the Arts and Humanities helps prepare and support current and emerging academic leaders through our Academic Leadership Program. Eight Fellows are selected annually to engage in a series of activities to help them develop leadership capacities, clarify their career commitments, build a leadership network within the campus community and extend their contacts to other leaders beyond the University. Because the ALP requires a significant time commitment, a flexible use stipend of $5,000 is provided for each participant.

Meet our current Academic Leadership Program Fellows or search our database of past ALP participants.

Qualifications

The Tyson Academic Leadership Program is open to tenure-track and full-time fixed-term faculty members. Tenure-track faculty must be tenured and fixed-term faculty must have at least seven years of service at UNC-Chapel Hill in a primarily instructional role, which is roughly the time to tenure.

Application Instructions

Faculty must submit applications during the fall semester. Applications submitted in Fall 2024 will be considered for the spring 2026 program.

The application includes:

• Academic and non-academic leadership history (300 words max.)  
• Program outcomes statement (300 words max.)  
• Program contributions statement (300 words max.)  
• Two recommendation letters. One must come from a department chair, senior administrator, dean, or ALP fellow.

Please note that recommendation letter writers will automatically receive a message with instructions after the application is submitted. Please be sure to apply well before the deadline to give references enough time to respond. Applications that remain incomplete after the deadline will not be reviewed.